Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
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702 WGUS55 KGJT 012052 FFWGJT COC085-020000- /O.NEW.KGJT.FF.W.0019.240701T2052Z-240702T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 252 PM MDT Mon Jul 1 2024 The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Western Montrose County in west central Colorado... * Until 600 PM MDT. * At 252 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.3 and 0.8 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.2 to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... mainly rural areas of Western Montrose County This includes Colorado 141 between mile markers 82 and 83. This includes the following streams and drainages... Dolores River and San Miguel River. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain. Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall. && LAT...LON 3840 10881 3838 10881 3839 10880 3838 10879 3837 10881 3838 10882 3840 10883 3842 10883 3842 10882 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED $$ ERW